intoxicated
adjective
in·tox·i·cat·ed
in-ˈtäk-sə-ˌkā-təd 
1
: affected by alcohol or drugs especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished
especially
: drunk
2
: emotionally excited, elated, or exhilarated (as by great joy or extreme pleasure)
… the traveler who has become intoxicated by the vision of Serengeti's exotic animals …—
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He appeared to be very intoxicated.
Driving while intoxicated is illegal.
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But Wisconsin's laws about operating while intoxicated are broader than that.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 5 Dec. 2025
Markus Eugene Turner, 27, pleaded guilty in San Diego Superior Court to gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and other charges for the May 3 crash that killed 65-year-old Temecula resident Grasiela Gomez.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2025
An unlikely suspect was taken into custody after a break-in at a Virginia liquor store this week—an intoxicated raccoon that authorities say ransacked the shop and later passed out in a bathroom.
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Washington was charged with intoxicated and disruptive behavior and simple affray.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 28 Nov. 2025
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Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 5 Dec. 2025
Markus Eugene Turner, 27, pleaded guilty in San Diego Superior Court to gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and other charges for the May 3 crash that killed 65-year-old Temecula resident Grasiela Gomez.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2025
An unlikely suspect was taken into custody after a break-in at a Virginia liquor store this week—an intoxicated raccoon that authorities say ransacked the shop and later passed out in a bathroom.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Washington was charged with intoxicated and disruptive behavior and simple affray.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 28 Nov. 2025
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“Intoxicated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intoxicated. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.
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intoxicated
adjective
in·tox·i·cat·ed
-sə-ˌkāt-əd
: affected by an intoxicant and especially by alcohol
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